New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
ONLY EIGHTY RESCUED.
puRrHER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER IN
DOVER STRAITS.

sur popY OF CAPTAIN TA.r OF THE sChoLi""'
WASHED AsHoRE-13O PERSON DTAD OR MISS
,SG-coNFILcrrNa STORIES OF THE COL
usIoN-srATEMENTs OF THE
ROSA MARY's OFFICERS.
.rov,p Nov 21.-Eighty persons in all have
..sn saved from the wrecked steamer w. A. Sohol-
- fine Of the survivors is named Rohnen There
= .ro,her survivor in the hospital who is not
Iwenty-three dead bodies have been
-.:c.a Two bodies hoated ashore at Deal,
49,. a, them has been identified as that Of
reat who went down with his vessel.
S~p .'-,,;,ors will sail for New-York on Wednes-
day. ,..s - .,. x... -.
AIR Robson ore of the passengers saved,
"a "a a reporter that the Scholten had just
.;ched anchor when the collision occurred There
-ere 500 life belts on board, and most Of the
rassencers were supplied with them, but they
.rovcd useless in majority OF cases, as the people
-s,e enculfed with the ship. The steamers decks
burst when she was laundering.
~rtIrr THAT THE EosA MARY WAS TO BLAME
h;s the universal feeling that the fault of the
collision rests with the steamer Rosa Mary. Chief
Mate Wells of that vessel states that she left Har-
tlcpool on Friday in command of Captain Webster
and with q crew of sixteen men. On the night of
the collision there was q shifting fog sometimes it
was dense. while at intervals 1t was clear. AT
about $50 o'clock he says. the collision oc-
enrred. We had been at anchor since 8 o'clock.
Myself and the captain were on the briGge The
sea was of the calmest. Our lights were burning
brightly and the fogbel was sounding constantly
I6rst saw the colliding steamer off our starb0ard
bow She was showing white and green lights in
dicating that she was shaping her course to the
seaboard side. We could not shift Onr position.
being anchored and the tide beng ebb The
steamer sooa ported her helm and attempted to
cross our bow. The tide. however not being
rightly judged. settled the vessel on our bow, cut
ting her to the waters edge. cannot say whether
it was the W. A. SchOlien that collided with us.
Whatever vessel 1t she proceeded on her course
and soon disappeared in the darkness. We re-
mained at anchor during the night and were
poted to Dover at o'clock in the morning. There
we locked"
CAPTAIN wEBsTER's STORY OF THE DISASTER.
Captain Webster sand that the weather during
the voyage was hazy. On Saturday morning
there was heavy fog and the Rosa Mary anchored
for three hours off Halfordness. She proceeded at
II O'Clock and passed the East Goodwin Llghtship
at IN the evening The fog became so think that
she compelled TO anchor again at O'Clock, the
vessel being then from seven to eight miles west
southwest of the East Goodwin Light. The col
hsion occurred about 1890 p. NJ. The forecastle
lookout was the first to intimate the approach of
the vessel 81 saw bright white light" the cap
tain continued, a point and half Of the star
board bow. Soon a green light appeared, mdcat-
ing that she was passing our starbOard bow. Ac-
compaDied by the mate went to the upper bridge
and saw the lights. Suddenly the green light dis
appeared and red light was shown. Immediately
there was terrible COLLISION The steamer that
struck us proceeded and no attempt was made to
ascertain what injury had been done. The fog had
lifted, revealing he light plainly. We signalled
for assistance, but none came until the morning.
During the night number If drifting nets caught
VI the anchor and on the broken bown